So, this, this is what the cult voted for (cuts to social security and medicare)

[Aviation Pro]

Good luck with that shit, you fucking morons. Guess you like being in the minority and want to go back in 2024. Also, turn in your fucking long tab, Waltz, you worthless oxygen thief. Also, also, NOT FUCKING ENTITLEMENTS. Earned.

Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority

Louse Republicans are making clear that they intend to seek cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare with their new majority in the 118th Congress.

Their plans to target health care programs follow demands from a group of conservatives that helped elect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over the weekend. Those far-right lawmakers have sought across-the-board spending cuts in order to tackle the growing national debt.

But the narrow House GOP majority ― McCarthy can afford to lose just four votes on any bill ― is far more divided on cuts to defense spending than for entitlement programs.

“I’m all for a balanced budget, but we’re not going to do it on the backs of our troops and our military,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), a former Army Green Beret, said Monday during an interview on Fox Business. “If we really want to talk about the debt and spending, it’s the entitlements programs.”

[Ocelot II]

1. "We're not going to do it on the backs of our troops and our military."

"We'll do it on the backs of the poor and the elderly and the disabled instead."

[Aviation Pro]

2. And those who've worked their whole fucking lives for a chance to retire

Fucking morons are like the slowest kid in the school, who takes a dare and sticks his tongue on a frozen lamppost.

Or in this case a third rail.

[ret5hd]

3. Useless eaters...can't even shoot a gun.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Tax cuts for the rich are a well-established entitlement program.

Tax cuts for the rich are a well-established entitlement program.

[bamagal62]

5. The word entitlements

Infuriates me. Why do we allow them to use it?
We pay into that our whole lives. It’s earned fair and square.

[phoenix75]

9. Exactly!

Thank you

[emulatorloo]

11. We pay into that our whole lives. That means we are entitled to it. Republicans misuse the word.

[FSogol]

16. It is an economic term, not the normal definiton of the term entitlements

From the dictionary: the state or condition of being entitled : right. : a right to benefits specified especially by law or contract. : belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges.

The Federal classification: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled.

Conservatives try to conflate the various meanings to pretend that social security isn't something we paid for, but something we unjustly expect.

[WarGamer]

18. Precisely. See 17, the SSA clarification.

[WarGamer]

17. The SSA explains

The Social Security benefit programs are “entitlement” programs.
This means that workers, employers and the self-employed pay for the benefits with their Social
Security taxes. The taxes that are collected are put into special trust funds. You qualify for
these benefits based on your work history (or your spouse or parent). The amount of the benefit
is based on these earnings.

[LakeArenal]

22. I believe Fran Lutz introduced this term for Republicans.

[EarlG]

6. This is going nowhere with a Democratic Senate and President

All they're doing is reminding voters that Republicans want to push granny off a cliff (again).

[newdayneeded]

7. This coupled with watching

my retirement take a total shit over the last year is beyond depressing.

[FakeNoose]

8. Kevin McCarthy broadcast this very agenda last summer

None of us should be surprised, we were all told what they planned to do.

[MiniMe]

10. How about reversing some of those tax cuts?

You want to know where all the $$ is going, look there first

[WarGamer]

14. Better yet... a new wealth tax.

[blueinredohio]

12. If they bring this up for a vote

I hope they make every one of theses assholes say it out loud so every one will know who voted for it.

[WarGamer]

13. Details from the article for those whose heart may have skipped a beat.

Republicans don’t plan to alter benefits for current Social Security and Medicare recipients, according to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas).

“What we have been very clear about is, we’re not going to touch the benefits that are going to people relying on the benefits under Social Security and Medicare,” Roy said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But we all have to be honest about sitting at the table and figuring out how we’re going to make those work, how we’re going to deal with defense spending and how we’re going to deal with nondefense discretionary spending.”

The Republican Study Committee proposed a budget for fiscal 2023 that would gradually increase the eligibility ages for Social Security and Medicare, and change the Social Security benefit formula for people 54 and younger, while not changing it for people closer to receiving benefits.

[FSogol]

20. Are we pretending Chip Roy isn't a pants-on-fire liar of the first order?

[WarGamer]

21. I think precisely ZERO politicians are in facor of taking SS AWAY from anyone currently rec'g

The electoral backlash would be complete.

We're talking 435 Seat DEM House.

[FSogol]

24. Why such a defense of the GOP? They are already discussing cutting social security.

Why trust their good nature? :WTF:

https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/republican-house-conservatives-threaten-debt-limit-default-to-cut-social-programs/

All of the GOP fucks listed in this article are attempting to cut social security. It is disingenuous to pretend that isn't happening. Means testing it is a crap idea. Despite playing with the definitions of entitlements, social security is something people paid into. Taking it away is wrong. You are also moving the goal posts by inserting the "currently receiving."

[WarGamer]

25. no, no, no...

I'm explaining WHY it's not going to happen, certainly NOT defending anyone.

Call it a flaw of mine, but I'm an INTP-T and I'm somewhat OCD about terms and definitions and clarity... I'm the last person in the world to let emotions rule my gray matter.

Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression.

[Captain_New_York]

15. Entitlements

Tell Michael Waltz ( future Colonel US Army retired) that his retirement and VA benefits are by his definition entitlements and should be on the chopping block

[WarGamer]

19. See 17. It's the proper definition.

[LakeArenal]

23. Republican voters get two mother-in-law suites ready.

They are movin’ in.

[The_Casual_Observer]

26. The military and the cops are jobs programs pure and simple.